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02482aam a2200457 i 4500 001 A91B9DBA918E11E9A17BDD4B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190618010108 008 181208t20192019ksuabf s000 0deng c 010 $a 2018058241 020 $a 0700627847 020 $a 9780700627844 035 $a (OCoLC)1066126620 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-af--- $a n-us-ak $a a-af--- 050 00 $a DS371.413 $b .D37 2019 082 00 $a 958.104/742 $2 23 100 1 $a Darling, Paul $q (Paul Thomas), $e author. 245 10 $a Taliban safari : $b one day in the Surkhagan Valley / $c Paul Darling. 246 3 $a One day in the Surkhagan Valley 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c [2019] 300 $a xii, 168 pages, 18 pages of plates ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Inspired by Alexander Solzhenitsyn's novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Taliban Safari describes a long, exhausting day in June of 2009, when US Army Major Paul Darling set off with two teams on a mission to track down and kill Taliban insurgents in the Zabul Province of southeastern Afghanistan. Darling describes the mundane realties of deployed life--waiting, heat, heavy gear, food--along with the challenges: gaining the trust of the Afghans with whom he fights; adapting to an unfamiliar culture; pursuing an elusive and poorly organized enemy; and providing leadership in sometimes chaotic conditions"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Start point -- Line of departure -- Movement to contact -- Dismounted patrol -- Charge! -- High noon -- Surkhagan rules -- 9-line -- The humbling river -- Miles to go -- The final mission. 600 10 $a Darling, Paul $q (Paul Thomas) 610 20 $a Taliban. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $x Officers $v Biography. 610 10 $a Alaska. $b Army National Guard $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $x History $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $x Campaigns $z ZaÌbul. $z ZaÌbul. 650 0 $a Soldiers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $z United States. 941 $a 4 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409033409.0 952 $l GHPD771 $d 20210204024516.0 952 $l VBPC034 $d 20190802112640.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190618015113.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A91B9DBA918E11E9A17BDD4B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search